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'''SCIENCE''', or the [[Mission Scientist]] is an expert in Mission Control who will monitor a specific {{procsref|Experiments|experiment}} and provide guidelines on data collection and proper handling of various materials to the astronauts conducting experiments.

==Number of Scientists==
* There should be at least one Mission Scientist for each experiment.
* One Mission Scientist should be designated the Principal Investigator for each Experiment
* If a payload requires a payload specialist, but is not classified as an experiment, that payload should still have an associated Mission Scientist

==Scheduling==
* A Mission Scientist need only be present in mission control while their associated experiment is being carried out
* A Mission Scientist for each experiment should be reachable by {{procs|FLIGHT}} at any time to conduct a study of the effects rescheduling the experiment might have on data quality

==Pre-Mission==
Each Principal Investigator is charged with ensuring that there is at least one astronaut who is well-versed enough in an experiment that they could perform it without contact with Earth.